ritardando

== English == === Alternative forms === Abbreviation: rit === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian ritardando, gerund of ritardare (“to delay, to slow down”). === Adverb === ritardando (not comparable) (music) Gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece. ==== Antonyms ==== accelerando === Adjective === ritardando (not comparable) (music) Having a gradually decelerating tempo. === Noun === ritardando (plural ritardandos or ritardandi) (music) An instance of gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music. Synonym: ritard == French == === Pronunciation === === Adverb === ritardando ritardando === Noun === ritardando m (uncountable) ritardando === Further reading === “ritardando”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ri.tarˈdan.do/ Rhymes: -ando Hyphenation: ri‧tar‧dàn‧do === Verb === ritardando gerund of ritardare === Noun === ritardando m (invariable) (music) ritardando Synonyms: rallentando, ritenuto, tardando === Further reading === ritardando in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Italian ritardando. === Adverb === ritardando ritardando